Pattern Proposal: Compliance Rule Engine

Summary

ComplianceEngine and compliance-focused model names suggest a rules-style engine that evaluates governed state and emits findings and metrics.

Candidate Pattern

• ID: compliance-rule-engine
• Classification: governance
• Maturity: strategic_direction
• Type: emerging

Observed Signals

No specific signals listed.

Evidence

Supporting Evidence

• src/cas_runner/governance/compliance_engine.py
• src/cas_runner/governance/models.py

Scope Assessment

• Evidence Strength: medium
• Confidence: medium
• Applies to: ideas-to-life-cas

Rationale

• Intent: Centralize policy checks so governance violations and metrics are produced consistently.
• Context: A governance subsystem that must evaluate state against rules and report findings.
• Force: Policy checks must be repeatable
• Force: Findings need structure
• Force: Rules may evolve independently of the rest of the runner

Traceability

Artifact source: proposed-patterns